Leisure Activities, Culture and Sport

The cultural life in Opava is centred around the Silesian Theatre, the Silesian Museum, the House of Art, the Marionette Theatre and numerous private galleries. Events reaching over the regional borders take place here every year. The most important ones are: the Bezruc Opava Festival, the Festival of Spiritual Music, the Young Organ Players Competition, the Worldwide Orchestra Conducting Courses and ETNOJAZZ - International Festival of Ethnic and Jazz Music.

Opava's past and present has been rich in sports. Opava is represented by the SFC Opava football team, by HC Slezan in ice-hockey and by BK Opava in basketball. Horse riding has been a traditional sport in Opava.

At the FPS there is a system of compulsory PE for the first-year students; optional PE lessons for the people interested, and a number of courses offered every year by the Section of Physical Education.


ASPSU - Association of Students and Friends of the Silesian University


ASPSU is a civil association focusing on organizing of cultural events for students and others. Every year it organises a Majáles (Rag-day), which lasts for several days, with its traditional cultural festival Za branami, it offers regular rock
parties and co-organises the events of the House of Art and of the civic association Bludný kámen.

Contact:
E-mail: ASPSU (at) centrum.cz
WWW: http://asociace.math.slu.cz

Cultural facilities in Opava:


Silesian Theatre
Horní nám. 13
746 01 Opava
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 553 621 156
Fax: +420 553 623 656
E-mail: marketing (at) divadlo-opava.biz
WWW: www.divadlo-opava.biz

Silesian Museum
Tyršova 1
746 01 Opava
Czech Republic
Phone/fax: +420 553 622 999
WWW: http://www.szmo.cz

Exhibition House
sady U Muzea 1
746 01 Opava
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 553 714 809

Memorial of Petr Bezruc
Ostrožná 35
746 01 Opava
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 553 625 024

House of Art
Pekarská 12
746 01 Opava
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 553 712 231

Marionette Theatre
Husova 17
746 01 Opava
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 553 615 609

Cinema Mír
Kolárská 5
746 01 Opava
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 553 615 658

Sports facilities in Opava:


Fit Klub Perfekt

Sady Svobody 4,Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 711 333

Fitness centrum Pepa

Zámecký okruh 8, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: :+420 553 625 512

Fitness Bavaria

Hlavní 68, Opava-Kylešovice, Czech Republic, Phone: :+420 553 734 375

Olymp Inn

17. listopadu 2, Opava-Kylešovice, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 616 871

Tennis Courts
  • Hradecká 1, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 719 932
  • Mestské sady, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 719 932
  • Nerudova 25, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 613 847
  • Wolkerova 1, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 714 166
  • Mestské sady, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 719 932
  • Bílovecká 180, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 733 002

AB Squash Centrum

Fügnerova 52, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 613 332

Squash Club

Solná 23, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 610 611

TJ Slezan - Table tennis

B. Nemcové 20, Opava, Czech republic, Phone: +420 553 613 412 (possibility of rent after a consultation)

Volleyball and tennis courts

Fügnerova, Opava, Czech republic, Phone: +420 553 621230

Beach Centrum

Kolofíkovo nábreží, Opava, Czech republic, Phone: +420 606 112501

Public bath (swimming pool, bath, pedicure, masage, sauna)

Zámecký okruh 4, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 627 688

Medical and Rehabilitation centrum (swimming pool, fitness, sauna, solarium, spa, aqua aerobic, massage)

Englišova 526, Opava, Czech Republic, Phone: +420 553 760 531